Pastors

Assess and address the spiritual health and maturity in yourself, your leaders, and your congregation

How transforming your unhealthy interior transforms your leadership.

Every church has elephants in the narthex. Here are four ways to root them out.

Stop trying to look good, and do the dirty work beneath the surface.

Most sermons follow a similar pattern: birth, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension.

As tasks pile up, too often the first thing to go is regular, one-on-one time spent with God. But only a spiritually healthy leader can lead others into spiritual health. This resource lays out the case for the importance of regularly assessing your spiritual health, as well as practical guidelines for how to do so. It also offers resources for going about the work of developing spiritual health so you can effectively minister to others.

Four cultural values entice us toward an Americanized messiah instead of the crucified Christ.

No well-intentioned leader would set out to lead this way, but it happens all the time.